Presentation Title
“Am I Not a Man but Also an Explorer?” Labor Contradictions, Capitalism, and Chocolate Relations Between British Manufacturers and West African Cocoa Producers
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
College
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Major
Social Sciences
Location
RM 215-218
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Tiffany Jones
Start Date
2-27-2013 1:40 PM
End Date
2-27-2013 5:20 PM
Abstract
The research focuses on the contradictory treatment of labor along the English chocolate industry’s multinational supply chain at the turn of the 20th century. The greater purpose of this research is to use this particular industry to examine universal connections between industrial capitalism and mistreatment of labor in Africa over the last two centuries.
“Am I Not a Man but Also an Explorer?” Labor Contradictions, Capitalism, and Chocolate Relations Between British Manufacturers and West African Cocoa Producers
RM 215-218
The research focuses on the contradictory treatment of labor along the English chocolate industry’s multinational supply chain at the turn of the 20th century. The greater purpose of this research is to use this particular industry to examine universal connections between industrial capitalism and mistreatment of labor in Africa over the last two centuries.
